CALLS have been made for an investigation into how Rotherham Council allowed vulnerable children to be homed in a children's home which Ofsted found had not kept children safe.

A report issued last year found more than 1,400 children had been sexually abused in the Yorkshire town over the course of 16 years.And An Ofsted report into Woodview Children's Home found youngsters were "not kept safe" and were potentially at risk of exploitation.Rotherham Council has closed the home, but there are still concerns.

David Greenwood said: "I have heard accounts from young women who were sexually exploited in Rotherham during the 2000s and the conditions described by some of them are exactly the same as those recorded in this Ofsted report.

"It is staggering after everything that has happened in Rotherham to see that children have been put at risk in this way. The council have taken the right step to close the home and I hope the childrens’ needs are met in other placements."

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Rotherham Council has closed down a children's home (not pictured)

And Yorkshire Ukip MEP Jane Collins also waded in.She said: "Nothing had been learned from the CSE scandal as failings at Woodview mirrored those in other homes where children were abused."The report into Woodview said: "It is unclear how the risks of sexual exploitation are identified, assessed, and reviewed. This is a significant risk to young people’s safety as potentially this issue remains unknown."

And the home's staff was found to have not looked for children when they went missing.

Ofsted said: "Young people are not reported as absent. Staff do not actively look for young people when they are missing. Information is not shared effectively with the police. It leaves significant periods of time where young people’s whereabouts are unknown."

Safeguarding Director Jane Parfrement said: "We had sought to tackle the complex issues on site but we had already concluded the home would be better closed, and alternative plans were put in place to move the residents to placements which could provide a better standard of care.

"We are reviewing the care offered in our remaining four children’s homes and will be putting improvement plans in place across them."